High Water Everywhere

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"High Water Everywhere" is a seminal 1929 Delta blues song by Charley Patton that vividly chronicles the devastation of the Great Mississippi Flood.

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instanceOf 1920s song ⓘ
Delta blues song ⓘ
song ⓘ
composer Charley Patton ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalContext African American experience in the Jim Crow South ⓘ
describes displacement of African American communities ⓘ
flood devastation in the Mississippi Delta ⓘ
genre Delta blues ⓘ
hasGenreCharacteristic rhythmic vocal delivery ⓘ
slide guitar ⓘ
hasHistoricalContext Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn American roots music ⓘ
country blues tradition ⓘ
hasPart High Water Everywhere – Part 1 ⓘ
High Water Everywhere – Part 2 ⓘ
influenced later blues musicians ⓘ
isConsidered seminal Delta blues recording ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Charley Patton ⓘ
mainSubject Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 ⓘ
notableWorkOf Charley Patton ⓘ
performer Charley Patton ⓘ
publicationDate 1929 ⓘ
recordedBy Paramount Records ⓘ
recordedIn 1929 ⓘ
recordLabel Paramount Records ⓘ
setInPeriod 1920s Mississippi Delta ⓘ
writer Charley Patton ⓘ

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Charley Patton → notableWork → High Water Everywhere ⓘ
High Water (For Charley Patton) → hasRefrain → "High water everywhere" ⓘ
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High Water Everywhere → hasPart → High Water Everywhere – Part 1 ⓘ
linked to: High Water Everywhere
High Water Everywhere → hasPart → High Water Everywhere – Part 2 ⓘ
linked to: High Water Everywhere